Examples of rarely in a Sentence
She rarely talks about her past.
Rarely do we see this kind of weather in our area.
Only rarely is surgery necessary to treat this condition.
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Commercial flights, meanwhile, are rarely convenient for such short-haul trips.
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Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
But historian Stein pointed out that progress is rarely linear.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 28 May 2025
Intentionality Opportunistic growth is rarely sustainable.
—Ayo Adepoju, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
The Hot 100 always includes a wide swath of ubiquitous hits — but rarely have so many of those hits endured at once.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 28 May 2025
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Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
But historian Stein pointed out that progress is rarely linear.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 28 May 2025
Intentionality Opportunistic growth is rarely sustainable.
—Ayo Adepoju, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
The Hot 100 always includes a wide swath of ubiquitous hits — but rarely have so many of those hits endured at once.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 28 May 2025
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“Rarely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rarely. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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rarely
adverb
rare·ly
ˈra(ə)r-lē 
ˈre(ə)r-
: not often : seldom
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